This article, the first in a three-part series, answers several jurisdictional questions: When and how does TSCA apply?

Article

IBC’s 101 – Intermediate Bulk Containers

Posted on: March 7, 2019

by Steve Schulte, CHMM, CPP, Fellow

The Chemical Packaging Committee (CPC), a technical committee of the Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP), held their spring meeting February 13th – 14th, 2019. The theme of the meeting was IBCs, or Totes, as they are commonly called. Of the several presentations regarding IBCs, one covered the issues relating to static electricity and the potential for an IBC to ignite while loading flammable liquids, if not grounded.

The (USA) National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA) new standard NFPA 30 2018 for storage of flammable liquids in warehouses and distribution facilities states that:

The CPC’s next meeting will be held September 16th through 18th, 2019 in Alexandria, VA and will be providing an update by the Associate Administrator and staff of upcoming Hazardous Materials Transportation Regulations changes.

Never Miss an Update:

UL’s global Regulatory Assurance Team contains more than 50 regulatory analysts worldwide, serving customers in six continents, with multi-lingual support in more than 30 languages. Our team can help you navigate the complex, ever changing regulatory landscape to understand and execute your compliance obligations.

Keywords:

DISCLAIMER

The views, opinions and technical analyses presented here are those of the author, and are not necessarily those of UL LLC. All content is subject to copyright and may not be reproduced without prior authorization from UL. While the editors of this site may verify the accuracy of its content from time to time, we assume no responsibility for errors made by the author, editorial staff or any other contributor.